初三英語期中試題

初三英語期中試題

初三英語期中試題

:題時間：60分鐘）

選擇填空。

:yfather___hasbeenin___Shanghaiforhalfayear,butIhavenever_beento___thecity.

asbeenin;beentoB.hasbeento;beenin

asgoneto;gonetoD.hasgoneto;beenin

helightinhisofficeison.He___D___in.

laybeB.maybeC.canbeD.mustbe

oeating___C___smokingisallowedhere.

ndB.butC.orD.instead

don'tthinkthreeyears___C___alongtime.

reB.wereC.isD.was

'seasierforyouD.

)saythandoingB.todothansaying

oingthantosayD.tosaythantodo

efound_B___tomendtheTVsethimself.////

lisdifficultB.itdifficultC.hewasdifficultD.itisdifficult

esaidthatheDthefilmwithhisparentsalready.

asseenB.sawC.wouldseeD.hadseen

wantedtoknowifheA

，ouldcomeB.comesC.iscomingD.willcome

easetellhim_D__comeheretoolate.

on'tB.notC.don'ttoD.notto

__A_ofmyparentslikesfootball.,,,,,

[eitherB.AllC.NoneD.Both

）h!Dear!Thecarisrunning___C___adriver.

oB.haven'tC.withoutD.with

）on't___D___yourdogbarkallthetime,it'stoonoisy.

skB.tellC.wantD.make

）ardonme.Couldyoutellme_C?

，hendoesthepartystartB.whendidthepartystart

henthepartywillstartD.whenisthepartystarting

完形填空。

nMondaytoFridaymostpeoplearebusyworkingorstudying,butintheeveningsandweekendstheyarefreeand_1___

iselves.Somewatchtelevisionorgotothemovies,others_2_sports.Thisisdecidedbytheirown_3.

earemanydifferentwaystospendour___4___time.

osteveryonehassomekindof___5:itmaybesomethingfromcollectingstampsto___6modelplanes.Some

）iesarevery_7,butothersdon'tcostanythingatall.Somecollections（收藏）areworth___8___ofmoney,othersare

able（有價值的）onlytotheirowners.

）wamanwhohasacoincollectionworthseveral9___dollars.Ashorttimeagoheboughtarare（罕見的）fifty-centp

:h___10him$250!Hewasveryhappyaboutthiscollectionandthoughtthepricewasallright.Ontheotherhand,my

igestbrothercollectsmatchboxes.Hehasalmost600ofthem,butIwonder11___theyareworthanymoney.Howeve

12mybrothertheyarequitevaluable.13makeshimhappierthantofindanewmatchboxfbrhiscollection.

:'swhatahobbymeans,Ithink.Itissomethingwe_14todoinourfreetimejustforthe___15___ofit.Thevaluein

irsisnotimportant,butthepleasureitgivesusis.

.loveB.workC.enjoyD.play

.looklikeB.takecareofC.thinkaboutD.takepartin

.livesB.interestsC.jobsD.things

.workingB.freeC.ownD.whole

.hobbyB.thingC.jobD.way

.makeB.makingC.makesD.made

.interestingB.excitingC.cheapD.expensive

.alittleB.afewC.alotD.anumber

.thousandB.thousandsC.thousandsofD.thousandof

X.paidB.costC.tookD.spent

thatB.ifC.whatD.why

X.toB.onC.withD.in

X.EverythingB.AnythingC.NothingD.Something

X.haveB.needC.refuseD.like

X.moneyB.workC.funD.time

用括號中所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。

hemoretrees,thebetter(good).

jrfingisoneofthemostpopularsportsintheworld.(popular)

30k.Therearemanynew___shelves___overthere.(shelf)

hisisyourdictionary.—mine_isinthedesk.(I)

ainanIslandattractslargenumbersof_visiters_everyyear.(visit)

oushouldspeaktotheoldpeople_polity_(polite).

根據(jù)漢語，完成下列句子，每空1詞。

。上的蘋果太高，我夠不著。

applesonthetreeareso___highthatIcan'treachthem.

少者你或者大衛(wèi)能和校長一起去紐約。

__either___you___orDavidcangotoNewYorkwiththeheadmaster.

工到媽媽回來，他才吃晚飯。

didn'thavedinner___until___hismothercameback.

L堂太小，不能容下三百人。

hallistoosmall___to___holdthreehundredpeople.

去篇課文不如那篇課文難。

textisn'tdifficultthatone.

i中考試模擬試卷］（答題時間：90分鐘）

第I卷

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聽力（共24小題；每小題1分，滿分24分）

根據(jù)你所聽到的句子選出相應(yīng)的答語。每句讀一遍。

.Nonewsisgoodnews.

mpleasedtohearthat.

mgladtohelpyou.

.Ifsapleasure.B.Thafsright.C.ThafsOK.

.Youcangotherebybus.

'snotfarfromhere.

Iodownthisroad.

.InLondon.B.InBeijing.C.InNewYork.

聽下面10段對話。每段對話后有1個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。每段對話讀一遍。

1段對話后，你都有10秒鐘時間回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一個小題。

rhatisthemangoingtodo?

urnontheradio.B.Turnofftheradio.C.Turnuptheradio.

'hatdoesthemanmean?

hedidn'tlistentohimcarefully.

helistenedtohimcarefullyenough.

hewon9tlistentohim.

rhatdayistomorrow?

uesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.

rhendidthemanarrive?

16:35.B.At5:55.C.At5:45.

owistheirEnglish?

heybothknowmuchaboutit.

eitherofthemknowsmuchaboutit.

itherofthemknowsmuchaboutit.

Towmuchisaround-tripticket?

000yuan.B.1500yuan.C.2000yuan.

Mhichplacedidthegirlwin?

irst.B.Second.C.Third.

Mhatwouldthemanliketodrink?

Lcupoftea.B.Acupofcoffee.C.Aglassofwater.

<owmuchisthewoman'sdictionary?

0yuan.B.20yuan.C.10yuan.

TowmanytimeshasthemanbeentoChina?

)nce.B.Twice.C.Threetimes.

聽下面三段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。每段:

!白讀兩遍。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前你將有時間閱讀各小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的答題時I】

門段材料，回答第15—17題。

MhendidMarymoveintoanewhouse?

lotlongago.B.LastFriday.C.Manydaysago.

lowwillTomandAlicegettotheirfriend^home?

ybike.B.Bycar.C.Onfoot.

Vhattimewillthepartystart?

17:10.B.At10:07.C.At6:50.

彳二段材料，回答第18—20題。

Towlonghasthemanhadthecomputer?

wodays.B.Oneday.C.Twoweeks.

Vheredidthedialoguehappen?

iashop.B.Atafactory.C.Inaschool.

iowsooncanthecomputerberepaired?

itleastaweek.B.Atleastamonth.C.Atleastthreeweeks.

彳三段材料，回答第21—24題。

Mhoareoftenkilledwhilecrossingtheroad?

）nlyoldpeople.B.Onlychildren.C.Oldpeopleandchildren.

Xcarcan'tstopquicklyifitisgoingtoofast,canit?

res,itcan.B.No,itcan't.C.Yes,itcan't.

Vhatistheonlysafewaytocrosstheroad?

blookright.B.Tolookleft.C.Tolookrightandleft.

Vhatcanwedoifthetrafficlightsarered?

brun.B.Towalkquickly.C.Towait.

單項選擇（共16小題；每小題1分，滿分16分）

JBCD四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳答案。

ie____gotoworkbybike,butnowhegoesbycar.

sestoB.isusedtoC.usedtoD.wasusedto

'msurehedoesn'thavealotofworktodo.He______beverybusy.

an'tB.mustn'tC.mayD.maynot

5heworksinamiddleschool——aphysicsteacher.

keB.ofC.forD.as

jPing'sneverwrittenalettertoMary,he?

;B.hasC.isn'tD.hasn't

vlrHutoldJimnottomaths.

ickupB.putupC.getupD.giveup

Xlthoughhewasill,hecametoschoolontime.

utB.andC.thatD.\

Jurfingbringsusfun.

3manyB.suchagreatC.suchgreatD.soagreat

'Bringyoubackassoonasshe.

omesB.willcomeC.comeD.hascome

___youlive,youshouldhelpprotecttheenvironment,

/hereB.WheneverC.WhereverD.Nomatterwherever

everyonewenttoplanttreesWangLin.Shewasill.

L.withB.afterC.exceptD.besides

wanttoseeyourheadteacherpossible.

L.asfastasB.asquickasC.assoonasD.asearlyas

vlotherlooked,becauseLilyherEnglishexam,

nhappily,lostB.worried,failedC.happy,wonD.please,passed

.HowmuchdoesittogettoNanjingbytrain?

pendB.payC.costD.take

.Howlonghaveyouthebook?Foraweek.

orrowedB.keptC.lentD.bought

.WhereisTom?HetoHainanIsland.

asgoneB.hasbeenC.wentDgoes

.Couldyoutellme?

「hendoesthepartystartB.whendidthepartystart

henthepartywillstartD.whenisthepartystarting

完型填空（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）

:下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從41—50各題所給的四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。

ewasawomaninDetroit,whohadtwosons.Shewasworriedaboutthem,especiallytheyoungerone,Ben,becausehewa；

loingwellinschool.Boysinhisclassmadejokesabouthimbecauseheseemedso_41—.

mother___42___thatshewouldherselfhavetogethersonstodobetterinschool.ShetoldthemtogototheDetroitPublic

arytoreadabookaweekanddoabookreportforher.

day,inBen's___43___,theteacherhelduparock（巖石）andaskedifanyoneknewit.Benputuphishandandthetea

im___44___.“WhydidBenputuphishand?^^hisclassmateswondered.44He___45___saidanything.Whatcouldhepossi

ttosay?”

I,Bennotonly___46___therock,butalsosaidalotaboutit.Henamedotherrocksinitsgroupandevenknew___47___tl

herhadfoundit.Theteacherandthestudentswere__48___.Benhadlearnedallthisfromdoingoneofhisbook___49__

laterwentontothe___50___ofhisclass.Whenhefinishedhighschool,hewenttoYaleUniversityandatlastbecameone

）estdoctorsintheUnitedStates.

X.cleverB.hardC.slowD.quick

X.seemedB.decidedC.wonderedD.told

X.classB.roomC.officeD.lab

thinkB.leaveC.askD.answer

X.alwaysB.everC.quicklyD.never

X.foundB.playedC.knewD.heard

X.whetherB.whatC.whereD.why

X.afraidB.surprisedC.worriedD.unhappy

X.picturesB.exercisesC.shopsD.reports

X.topB.endC.backD.front

閱讀理解（共10小題；每小題2分，滿分20分）

:下面短文，然后從51—60各題所給的四個選項中，選出一個最佳答案。

A

'tcircleyourplatewithyourarms.Ifyoudoso,youwillbecomethefocus（焦點(diǎn)）ofthetable.Everyonewouldwondei

）anythingwrongwiththefbod?”Thismaygiveawrongmessagethatyoudon'tlikethefoodorsomethinglikethat.

'tpushtheplatebackwhenfinished.Leaveitwhereitwas.Doyouwanttoletthehostess（女主人）knowthatyou'veju

Jalabour?

'tlean（倚靠）backandsay"I'mthrough^^or"I'mfuir.Justputtheforkandknifeacrosstheplate.That'sall.

'tcutupeverythingbeforeyoustarttoeat.Cutonlyoneortwobites（塊）atatime.

srtakeahugemouthfulofanything.Doyouwanttoshowhowhungryyouare?Don'tdothat.It5snotsogood.

levergoodtoreachacrossthetableforanything.Ifthethingyouwantisnotathand,simplyaskthenearestpersonforhelp.

“Mrs.Smith,couldyoupassmethedish?”

fyouareattableandcircleyourplatewithyourarms,otherpeoplewillthink.

oudon'tlikethefoodB.thefoodisn'tgoodforyou

tereissomethingwrongwiththefoodD.allabove

\fterfinishingdinner,youshould.

uttheforkandknifeacrosstheplate

andupandleavethetable

iy“Fmftill”

ay“Thankyou”

fyouwantadishfarfromyouattable,youshould.

landupandreachacrossthetableforit

zveyourseattogetit

tthereuntilothershelpyou

skthenearestpersonfbrhelp

B

€ehasbeenapartofpeople'slivesfbrthousandsofyears,andtodayitisstilloneofthemostfavouritedrinksintheworld,

ypeopleintheworldbegintheirbusydaybydrinkingacuporseveralcupsofcoffee.Theyhavealwayssaidthatacupof

兄inthemorninghelpsthembegintheirdayintherightway.Sotheysayacupofcoffeeisnecessaryfbrtheminthemornii

/ouknowwhatinthecoffeemakesourbodiesandbrains（腦）active?Itiscaffeine.

einemayincreaseaperson飛mentalandphysicalabilities（精力和體能）.Forexample,twocupsofcoffeewillmakeyo

thefasterandaugmentbodyheat（熱量）.Allthismakesyourheartbeatfaster,anddoctorswarnthatthismaybealittle

尹ous.

eineisfoundintea,coffee,chocolateandsomeotherfoods.Alittlecaffeineisprobablynotharmful,buttoomuchcaffeine

epeoplenervousandsleepless.

Xgoodtitle（題目）forthispassageis.

CoffeeIsHarmfulB.CoffeeandTea

affeineandHealthD.CaffeineIsUseful

rheword“augment“means.

icreaseB.drinkC.stopD.makeless

7romthispassage,wemayknowthatdrinkingacupofcoffeelateatnightmight.

iveyouaheadacheB.makeyoufallasleep

?epyouawakeD.bedangerous

C

allenjoythebeautifulshowofcoloursasleaveschangeeachautumn.Butdidyoueverwonderhowandwhythishappens?

zesarenature'sfoodfactories.Plantstakewaterfromthegroundthroughtheirroots（根）andtakecarbondioxide（二:

fromtheair.Plantsusesunlighttoturnwaterandcarbondioxideintoglucose（葡萄糖）.Glucoseisakindofsugar,wl

tsuseasfoodforenergy（能量）andgrowing.

wayplantsturnwaterandcarbondioxideintosugariscalledphotosynthesis（光合作用）.

lemicalcalledchlorophyll（口+綠素）helpsphotosynthesis.Itgivesplantstheirgreencolour.Assummerendsandautum

es,thedaysgetshorterandshorter,andtrees“know"tobegingettingreadyforwinter.

ngwinter,thereisnotenoughlightorwaterfbrphotosynthesis.Treesrestduringthistimeandliveonthefoodtheystore

ngthesummer.Theybegintoshutdowntheirfood-makingfactories.

hegreenchlorophylldisappears（消失）fromtheleaves,webegintoseeyellowandorangeleaves.Smallamounts（少

esecolourshavebeenintheleavesallalong.Wejustcan'tseetheminthesummer,becausetheyarecoveredupbythegrec

rophyll.

brightredsandpurples（紫色）weseeinleavesaremademostlyinautumn.

）metrees,likemaples（楓樹），glucoseiscaughtintheleavesafterphotosynthesisstops.Sunlightandthecoolnightsof

mnturnthisglucoseintoaredcolour.Thebrowncolouroftreeslikeoaks（橡樹）ismadefromwasteleftintheleaves.

themixture（混合物）ofallthesethingsthatmakesthebeautifulcoloursweenjoyduringautumn.

rheleavesofthetreesinautumnturnyellowbecauseoftheshortof.

^aterandcarbondioxideB.glucoseandenergy

mlightandwaterD.sunlightandcarbondioxide

Photosynthesisisawaythat.

lantschangewaterandcarbondioxideintosugar

lantsturnwaterandcarbondioxideintosugarwiththehelpofsunlight

lantsuseglucoseasfoodforenergyandgrowing

hlorophyllisagreathelp

VhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?

/henautumnandwintercome,thedaysgetshorterandshorter.

>uringwintertreesrestandliveonthefoodtheystoreduringthesummer.

>uringwintersmallamountsofyellowandorangecoloursarekeptintheleavesallthetime.

reesbegintostopmakingfoodinsummer.

Phispassagetellsus.

11theplantscangrowwellwiththestrongsunlight

iereareallkindsofplantsontheearth

11thecoloursoftheleavesaren'tmadefromchlorophyll

laplesandoakshavethesamereasonasothertreesforthechangeofcolours

第n卷非選擇試題

、全對話：（共io小題，每小題1分，滿分10分）

用方框中合適的選項完成對話。（5分）

lowlonghaveyoubeenwithGreenerChina?

1

Vhydidyoujoinit?

/ell,Iwantedtodosomethingtohelpprotecttheenvironment.

2.

haveplantedtreeswithothermembers.

3.

/ehaveworkedeveryweekendforabouttwomonths.

4.

/ell,youseetherearemoreandmoresandstormsinspring.

lowmanytreeshaveyouplanted?

5.1thinkIhaveplantedaboutfivehundred.

）h,thafsgreat!

rhathaveyoudone?

1y?

vebeenwithitforabouthalfayear.

mnotsure.

owlonghaveyoudonethis?

km't.

gotoplanttreesatweekends.

:艮據(jù)對話內(nèi)容，填入適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~，使對話完整。（每小題1分，共5分）

：ou】dI6toMrSongJia,theheadmaster,please?

msorryheisn'thererightnow.MayIhelpyou?

hat'svery7ofyou,butIwanttospeaktohimaboutmyson,JimGreen.WearegoingtoMountEmeionFriday.Ihope

limassoonaspossible.

.reyou8latertoday,MrGreen?

orry,I'mfreeeverydayexcepttoday.

'anyoucometomorrow?

thinkso.Whattime?

98:00and9:00.

res,thatwouldbefine.

1110amessageonhisdesk.

（anythanks.Goodbye!

叔據(jù)所給中文完成句子翻譯（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）

弱英語最好的方法是盡可能地多說。

bestwaytolearnEnglishis.

乜花了兩天的時間完成了這項工作。

_____________________thework.

它們應(yīng)該保持教室的干凈整潔。

should.

口國是一個歷史悠久的國家。

iaisacountry.

卜算機(jī)是世界上最重要的發(fā)明之一。

iputerisintheworld.

用方框中所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空。（共8小題；每小題1分，滿分8分）

jp,us,nine,build,danger

mazedat,beafraidof,cometrue

^ptemberisthemonthoftheyear.

hefarmersanewschoolinthevillagenextyear.

「henIspeaktotheforeigners,Imakingmistakessometimes.

fyouknowtheanswer,yourhand,please."Theteachersaid.

iuXianghaswonthegoldmedalintheOlympicGames.Hisdream.

'henCousteauwasaboy,heallthecolours,andallthebeautifulfishinthesea.

reshouldlearnhowtolookafterwell.

'stomakeafireintheforest.

閱讀短文，簡要回答下列問題。（共5小題，每小題2分，滿分10分）

rmisalwaysabusyplace.Oneofthebusiestthingsiswhenthefarmerisgettinglandreadytogrowplants.

6farmerisgoingtogrowwheat,hehastoturnthegroundoverfirst.Thefarmerdrivesupanddownthepaddockontractor.

：nthegroundisready,thefarmersowstheseeds.Hedoesthiswithamachinethatthetractorpullsalong.Now,onefarman

machinecandoasmuchadayastwentymenusedtodowithoutamachine.Afterthewheathasbeensown,thefarmerkeep

outforrain.Wheatneedsrainandwarmsunnydaystomakeitgrow.Whenthewheathasgrown,itturnstoalovelygolden

ur.

thewheatisfullygrown,youcanseetheseedsonthewheatplants.Thesehavetobeoutoffandputinbagsorbigtrucks

ikentoafactorywheretheyaremadeintoflour.

iverybusytimeonfarmwhenthewheatisbeingcut.Everyonehelpssothatallthewheatcanbetakenfromthepaddocks

retheraincomes.Ifheavyrainfalls,thefarmmustwaitforthegrounddryoutbeforethemachinecancutthewheat.Farme

iyshavealottodothroughtheyear.

rhatisthebusiestthing?

rhatdoesthefarmerhavetodowhenheisgoingtogrowwheat?

rhywasmuchmoretimespentonsowinginthepast?

rhatdofarmersnotneedwhentheycutwheat?

oeseveryonehelptocutthewheat?

行面表達(dá)（共1小題；滿分12分）

；提示，寫一篇50詞以上的短文，所給英文提示詞供選用。

；國家已經(jīng)發(fā)射了環(huán)繞地球運(yùn)行的人造衛(wèi)星。而且中國的宇航員已經(jīng)進(jìn)入太空。你是否也想當(dāng)一名宇航員呢？請談-

J打算。

-madesatellite,astronaut宇航員，beproudof,hope,though...

:題答案】

選擇填空：1—5ADCCD6—10BDADA11—13CDC

完形填空：1—5CDBBA6—10BDCAB11—15BACDC

用括號中所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空：

:tter2.themostpopular3.shelves4.Mine5.visitors6.politely

根據(jù)漢語，完成下列句子，每空1詞。

)???that2.Either...or3.didn't.??until

o...to5.as/so...as

1中模擬試卷答案］

嫄文：

根據(jù)你所聽到的句子選出相應(yīng)的答語每句讀一遍。

laven'theardfromherforalongtime.

msorryIhavelostyourbook.

rhichisthewaytoNo.1MiddleSchool?

herewilltheOlympicGamesbeheldin2008?

聽下面10段對話。每段對話后有1個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。每段對話讀一遍,

!段對話后，你都有10秒鐘時間回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一個小題。

，:Themusicistooloud.Ican'thearwhatyousaid.

lorry,madam.

r:Youspeaktoofastformetocatchyourwords.

Jutyoumustlistentomecarefully.

r:Whatdayistomorrow?

{esterdaywasTuesday.

rhankyou.

r:Whendoesthefilmbegin?

Itaquartertosix.ButwhenIgottothecinema,ithadalreadybeenonfortenminutes.

r:DoyouknowmuchaboutEnglish?

4o,Idon't.Whataboutyou?

don't,either.

N:What'sthepriceoftheflightticket?

000yuanone-way.

V:Iwasinthe100-metrerace.

)idyouwin?

4o,LucyandLilyranfasterthanme.

V:Wouldyoulikeaglassofmilkoracupoftea?

either.

^ereyouare.

M:Howmuchisyourdictionary?

fstwentyyuan.

dineismuchcheaperthanyours.

N:IsthisyourfirstvisittoChina?

MIcameherein1980and1990.

聽下面三段對話或獨(dú)白。每段對話或獨(dú)白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C、三個選項中選出最佳選項。每J

:獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽每段對話或獨(dú)白前你將有時間閱讀各小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的答題時

門段材料，回答第15—17題。

2ouldIspeaktoTom,please?

Jpeaking.Who'sthat?

^i,Tom.ThisisMary.Ihavejustmovedintoanewhouse.IfsinRoseGarden.TmhavingapartythisFridayevening.Cou

come?

'dloveto.Congratulations!

rhanks.PleasedriveAlicetomyhometogether.

problem.Whenwillitstart?

Pentoseven.

)K.We'llarrivethereontime.

Jeeyouthen.

Jeeyou.

彳二段材料，回答第18—20題。

3oodafternoon.CanIhelpyou?

fes,please.Iboughtthiscomputerthedaybeforeyesterday,butthereissomethingwrongwithit.Lastnightitjustcouldn't

4.Ican'tuseitnow.

,etmesee.Itseemsasifithasn'tbeenusedintherightway.MaybeIhavetosenditbacktothefactoryandhaveitrepaired

)K.HowlongdoIhavetowaitbeforeIcangetitback?

Xtleastonemonth,Ithink.

彳三段材料，回答第21—24題。

)leareoftenkilledwhilecrossingtheroad.Mostofthemareoldpeopleandchildren.Oldpeopleareoftenkilledbecauseth1

llycan'tseeorhearverywell.Childrenareoftenkilledbecausetheyarecareless.Peopleshouldlookandlistenbeforethey

stheroad.Acar,atruckorabuscan'tstopveryquicklyifitisgoingveryfast.Itwilltravelmanymetresbeforeitstops.

)ledon'talwaysknowthis.Theythinkacarcanstoprightaway.The